It’s the optimism and the messaging in there that makeStar Trekwhat it was.

I truly believe that.

If you create aStar Trekthat is just action, that is notStar Trek, in my opinion.

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino in 2020.Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

That’s what makes it different thanStar Wars, and I loveStar Wars, but they can both coexist.

And I love Tarantino’s work and the kind of films that he does.

I am trying to have an open mind."

I am glad that people are willing to explore that, at least."

News first emerged in December 2017 thatTarantino had pitched an R-ratedStar Trekmovieto Paramount that he would direct.

Meanwhile, Paramount is reportedlymoving forward with a differentTrekmoviehelmed byWandaVisiondirectorMatt Shakman.